Employment Scenario in India

WPR: As per Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data, an increase in the worker to population ratio (WPR) from 34.7% in 2017-18 to 38.2% in 2019-20.

  • This is a reversal of the previous trend which showed a decline in WPR after 2004-05.

Female WPR: It increased from 17.5% to 24% between 2017-18 and 2019-20. The ratio, when multiplied by the female population, shows an annual increase of 17% of women workers.

  • As against 100 male workers, there were 32 female workers in the workforce in 2017-18. This number increased to 40 in 2019-20.

Total Work Force: Women constituted 24% of the workforce in ....

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